Circulating exosomes with lung self-antigens as a biomarker for chronic lung allograft dysfunction: A retrospective analysis
Exosomes isolated from plasma of lung transplant recipients (LTxRs) with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) contain human leukocyte antigens and lung self-antigens (SAgs), K-alpha 1 Tubulin (K α1T) and Collagen-V (Col-V). The aim was to determine the use of circulating exosomes with lung SAgs as a biomarker for BOS.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Monal Sharma, Muthukumar Gunasekaran, Ranjithkumar Ravichandran, Cynthia E. Fisher, Ajit P. Limaye, Chengcheng Hu, John McDyer, Vaidehi Kaza, Ankit Bharat, Sofya Tokman, Ashraf Omar, Ashwini Arjuna, Rajat Walia, Ross M. Bremner, Michael A. Smith, Ramsey R Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research
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